- criticizing somebody or something very severely in a way that shows no respect严厉批评的；尖刻斥责的；粗暴抨击的 synonym withering
- a scathing attack on the new management针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
- Her father gave her a scathing look.父亲给了她一个刻薄的表情。
- scathing about somebody/something He was scathing about the government's performance.他尖锐地批评了政府的表现。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- a pretty scathing tone of voice严厉的语气
- She knew he was about to make some scathing comment.她知道他即将发表严厉的评论。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScathing is used with these nouns: See full entry